As the third anniversary of Brexit approaches, and still nothing is resolved, Britain is deeply divided. A new Mirror poll shows a staggering 82 per cent of people feel our country is divided – with 72 per cent saying that has increased since the EU referendum.

Almost one in ten people (8%) say they are arguing with family or friends about Brexit several times a week. One in four people say they feel angry with people who voted the opposite way to them on Brexit day, and over half (55%) say people have become less tolerant since the vote.

Meanwhile, an incredible 79 per cent of people have lost faith in British politics.

But the good news is that people also want to come back together. 82 per cent wish the UK was more united. And 60 per cent would like to be able to chat to someone with an opposing view without anyone shouting.

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That’s why today, Devon Live has joined the Mirror and the Daily Express and dozens of Reach PLC regional newspapers to launch ‘Britain Talks’ – a plan to bring the nation back together over a nice cup of tea.

The Mirror and Express are very different newspapers, with different readers and diverging views over Brexit and who should lead our country. We’re poles apart on a whole host of issues. So, if we can do it – so can you.

We want you to sign up to agree to meet someone with different views. All you have to do is fill in a questionnaire, and let our widget do the rest. We will match you with someone who lives locally to you and who has different views. Then, we’re asking you to meet up – in a safe, public space – for a cup of tea or coffee, or for a walk – to chat.

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Meet ups will take place on the weekend of June 23rd – the third anniversary of Brexit. What better way to remember the day our nation divided, than by coming back together?

It’s the same weekend as the Great Get Together – the weekend Britain comes together in memory of Jo Cox for street parties and picnics. This year, we are partnering with the Jo Cox Foundation to try to bring even more people together.

Our project is based on the pioneering My Country Talks set up by Zeit Online in Germany, which saw 1,000 people meet up across the country to talk about their differences and find things in common.

In the UK, when we asked people which issues are dividing us most, Brexit is the clear winner at 75 per cent. This is followed by immigration at 41 per cent, left-right politics at 36 per cent and wealth at 33 per cent.

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But we know that divisions are getting starker in all kinds of other ways. Between young and old, people in towns and cities, between England and Scotland, in Northern Ireland, in the debate over the rights of transgender people, and over welfare benefits, immigration and animal rights.

Reduced to the shouting of short, angry tweets and the snap of instant messaging, and modelling the childish yelling of Parliament’s debating chamber – it’s as if we’re forgetting how to talk to each other. Being polarised is paralysing not just our politics, but our nation.

So, on June 23rd we’re asking you to have a difficult conversation. We don’t want you to agree with the other person unless you want to. We just want you to converse – to really listen to each other. Maybe you will something in common, maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll make a new friend, maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll even want to tell us what happened when you met?

Watch below what voters on the streets of Exeter think of the big issues

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Whatever happens, you will have shown the courage it takes to step outside your social bubble.